Catholic cardinals are locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel, sequestered from the world to elect the man ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until any candidate secures two-thirds of ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Black smoke bellowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday night, meaning the cardinals did not select a new pope. More voting ...

Black smoke rose up over Saint Peter's Square late Wednesday, signaling the cardinals were unsuccessful in selecting a new ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected in the first round ...

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

The seagulls have caught the public eye on the Vatican's livestream of the papal election for the next pontiff ...

With 133 voting cardinals and a requirement of more than two-thirds of the vote, the process is underway to elect the next ...